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An ever-increasing focus on anti-money laundering (AML) controls within the legal profession has seen the introduction of new AML requirements for both the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish solicitors. As part of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on

Land access is a critical barrier for new entrants to agriculture in Scotland according to research published today. The report, prepared for the Scottish Land Commission by The James Hutton Institute, suggests that existing farmers and landowners are well placed to offer gr

The Scottish government has has urged the UK government to remove the parts of the EU Withdrawal Bill that constrain devolved powers, following a vote in the Scottish Parliament. Brexit minister Michael Russell said the decision of the Scottish Parliament to withhold consent from the withdrawal

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced the opening of an office in Aberuthven, bringing its total number of offices to four. Macnabs, which has offices in Perth, Pitlochry, Blairgowrie and now Aberuthven, employs almost 40 staff and provides advice on commercial law, employment law, litigation, p

Peterkins has announced the promotion of Caren McNeil as a partner in the northeast Scotland firm's commercial property division. Ms McNeil joined the firm in January 2017 and has over 10 years' experience in commercial property.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced its reappointment to The Co-op's legal panel. Following a formal tender process, the international law firm - which has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow - was appointed to provide full service advice to the Co-op's food retail, funeral services, general

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Malta to pay €20,000 to a theatre company and three individuals after unlawfully banning the play Stitching by Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson. Unifaun Theatre Productions Limited, a limited liability company, and four Maltese nationals, Adrian

Thompsons Solicitors has announced the opening of a new office in Dundee, to be run by newly-promoted associate Eilish Lindsay.

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on how children and victims of domestic violence can be prioritised in family court cases when parents separate. The role of the courts in cases involving children of separated parents and the law around parental responsibilities and rights will be

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new mental health resource, Lawscot Wellbeing, to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. The web-based resource provides information, help and guidance to those working in the legal sector through a dedicated online portal on the Law Society of Sc

Lawyers from Morton Fraser have raised nearly £2,000 for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) after participating in ‘Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k’ on Saturday 12th May.

The All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court has published a judgment which deals with the approach to be taken for certification of skilled witnesses. The sheriff in the case ofMargaret Hunter v East Lothian Council held that while the witness was “skilled”, the relevance of his skill

The Scottish Parliament is to consider a private members' bill creating a new form of protection order in cases of stalking. SNP MSP Mairi Gougeon will bring forward legislation to create "stalking protection orders", which would allow police to apply to court for a protection order on behalf of a v